State Board of Elections decides on voter fraud allegations
State Board of Elections decides on voter fraud allegations By Gabrielle Ware | February 17, 2021 at 8:04 PM EST - Updated February 17 at 8:17 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The State Elections Board discussed several cases of potential voter fraud across the state on Wednesday. The cases took place in elections from 2017 through 2019.
Some cases were referred to the State Attorney General’s office, others were dismissed or resolved with a “letter of instruction.”
Counties in our area included Lowndes, Ben Hill, Sumter, Terrell, Webster, and Early.
In 2017, Ben Hill County had to suspend elections when an alderman was placed on the ballot that was not running for the listed seat. The error was due to a proofreading mistake by the elections supervisor. She was later fired.
The Red Cross needs more than just blood donors to make a blood drive happen. The organization is now looking for blood donor ambassadors across South Georgia.
Inmates charged in Ben Hill Co. Jail death The two inmates were charged in connection to the death of another inmate at the Ben Hill County Jail. (Source: Ben Hill County Sheriff s Office) By WALB News Team | February 4, 2021 at 4:22 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 2:42 PM
FITZGERALD, Ga. (WALB) - Two Ben Hill County Jail inmates were charged in connection to the death of another inmate, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
Telvin King, 30, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, battery and tampering with evidence in connection to the death of Demetris Lewis, 30.
Collin Smith, 24, was also charged with tampering with evidence and false statements.
2 Georgia jail inmates charged in jail death case
February 4, 2021 GMT
FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) Two Georgia jail inmates have been charged in connection with the death of a third inmate, authorities said Thursday.
Ben Hill County inmate Telvin King, 30, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, battery and tampering with evidence in the December death of 30-year-old Demetris Lewis, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Collin Smith, 24, is charged with tampering with evidence and false statements. The GBI charged the two men on Jan. 26.
It was not immediately clear whether either man had a lawyer who could comment on the charges.
Tifton hunter sets a Ben Hill Co. record with big buck Logan Crosson with his Ben Hill County 12-point buck (Source: GON) By Dave Miller | January 13, 2021 at 11:46 AM EST - Updated January 13 at 11:46 AM
FITZGERALD, Ga. (WALB) - Logan Crosson had been hunting a big buck, who earned the nickname “Doc,” for several weeks. After patiently waiting and countless hours in his stand, Crosson finally had success.
Logan Crosson, 19, of Tifton, was able to take down the monster deer on Oct. 30, while hunting on his family farm.
“He was so inconsistent, everyone around us had pictures of him too, about seven to eight people,” said Crosson.